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P. A. FISKER.

REGULATING DEVICE FOR CYCLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, l9l8.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

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PEDER ANDERSEN FISKER, 0F COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

VREGULA'TING DEVICE FOR'QYCLES.

To all whom it may concern} I Y Be it lmovvir-that I, Prone A'NnEnsnN Fis- KER, asubject of the Kin'gdomof Denmark, residing at No. 30 Peder Bangsvej, in the city of Copenhagen and Kingdom of Denmark, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Regulating Devices for Cycles; and he does hereby declare thefol lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in regulating devices for the motors &c. of cycles disposed in connection with the handles of the cycles, and is essentially characterized by the fact that two or more regulating wires, which are in a known manner led through the interior of the steering handle, are controlled independently of each other by means of devices connected with said handle, one of said wiresor several wires disposed in the same manner-being tightened and slackened by turning the handle, which movement does not influence the other wires, while these wires are tightened and slackened by means of levers which have no effect upon the first mentioned wires.

A constructional form of a device constructed in accordance with the invention is represented in the drawing, the device shown being provided for the sake of simplicity with two wires only. Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device, Fig. 2 an end elevation of the same, while Fig. 3 shows schematically a detail of a somewhat modified form.

a represents the tube forming the steering member of the cycle and upon which a short tube 6 carrying the handle 0 may be turned. The tube 5 is held and controlled on the end of the steering device a by means of a bushing cl which is provided with an outwardly extending flange e, which extends across an inwardly extending flange f on the tube 7). The bushing is preferably provided with two branches 9, 72. carrying a pin or the like 2' on which are pivoted two levers j, 70 connected at their inner ends with inwardly directed wire, cables or other flex ible elements, Z, m respectively.

According to the invention the wires Z, m are moved independently of each other, the wire Z being tightened and slackened by a pressure upon the lever n which is integral Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

KppIicationfiIe'd MaY4, 1918. "Serial No. 232,672.

with the lever j, the movement of which has no influence upon thewire m, while the latter is tightened and slackened by turningthe handle 0 and the tube I) connected therewith. To this end the lever 70 is provided with a shoulder 0 riding upon an inclined surface or extension p'which may be formed either on the tube Z) or on the bushing (1, thus slackening the wire when the shoulder slides down the inclined surface p and tightening it when it slides up the same.

If it is desired to regulate more than two wires from one and the same handle, more than one lever n is provided, or two or more levers 7c are arranged to work together with corresponding inclined surfaces p. Obviously two or more levers of both kinds ma be provided.

n the case of two levers being employed the inclined surfaces of the bushing d may be arranged as shown in Fig. 3 so that the turning to one or the other side slackens or tightens only one of the wires, the shoulder '0 on one lever co-acting with an inclined surface 2 as described, while the shoulder 0 on the other lever co-acts with an oppo-' sitely directed inclined surface 79. Between the surfaces p, P there is a a non-inclined surface somewhat longer than the distance between the shoulders 0, 0.

Claims.

1. The combination of a tubular element comprising concentric inner and outer members, one of which is rotatable with relation to the other; a fixed cam on one of said members; a lever pivotally connected with the other member for operative engagement with said cam to be rocked by the latter when rotatable member is rotated; and a cable passing through said members and connected to said lever.

2. The combination of outer and inner tubular members, the outer member being provided with an inclined surface and be ing rotatable upon the inner member; a tubular handle fixed to the outer member; a bushing secured in the inner member; a lever pivotally connected to said bushing and adapted to engage said inclined surface to be rocked thereby consequent upon the rotation of the outer member; and a cable passing through said members and said bushing and connected to said lever to be operated when the lever is rocked.

3. The combination of outer and inner said lever .to rock the same said cam and lever constituting companion parts one of which is caused to rotate When the rotatable member is'rotated. V I r 4. The combination of outer and inner tubular members, onerotatable upon the other, the outer member being provided With a pair of oppositely-inclined surfaces Copies of this patent inay be obtained forfive cents each by addressing the Commissioner or Batents.

' cable individually connected'to it.

quent upon the rotation of the rotatable member in one direction or the other; and a plurality of cables passing through said members, each lever having at least one In testimony whereof, Iafiix my signature.

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